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    niggardly
    /ˈnɪɡədli/

    adjective

    adverb

    • 1. in a mean or meagre manner. archaic

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNIGGARDLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    slight in amount, quality, or effort: a niggardly donation / amount. Synonym. grudging. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Small in number and quantity. beggarly. below. bupkis. certain. could count something on (the fingers of) one hand idiom. count. low density. measly. mildness. mingy. minimal. remote. scantly. slenderly. slenderness.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › niggardlyNiggardly Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of NIGGARDLY is grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging. How to use niggardly in a sentence. Usage of Niggard and Niggardly: Usage Guide Synonym Discussion of Niggardly.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › niggardlyNiggardly - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    niggardly. /ˈnɪgərdli/. IPA guide. While this looks like a certain racial slur, it's really just a way of saying meager, stingy or ungenerous. If you get a niggardly share of cake, it means someone gave you a very small piece.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNIGGARDLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly. 2. meanly or ungenerously small or scanty. a niggardly tip to a waiter. adverb. 3. in the manner of a niggard. SYNONYMS 1. penurious, miserly, mean, tight, avaricious, mercenary, illiberal, close.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › niggardlyNIGGARDLY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Niggardly definition: reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly.. See examples of NIGGARDLY used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordNIGGARDLY - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    If you describe someone as niggardly, you are criticizing them because they do not give or provide much of something. [disapproval] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'niggardly' British English: nɪgəʳdli American English: nɪgərdli. More. Synonyms of 'niggardly' • stingy, mean, avaricious, ungenerous [...]

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishniggardly adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of niggardly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › niggardlyNiggardly - definition of niggardly by The Free Dictionary

    Define niggardly. niggardly synonyms, niggardly pronunciation, niggardly translation, English dictionary definition of niggardly. adj. 1. Grudging and petty in giving or spending. 2. Meanly small; scanty or meager: left the waiter a niggardly tip. nig′gard·li·ness n. nig′gard·ly adv....

  10. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › niggardNiggard Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of NIGGARD is a meanly covetous and stingy person : miser. Usage of Niggard and Niggardly: Usage Guide

  11. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › niggardlyNIGGARDLY Synonyms: 242 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for NIGGARDLY: miserly, careful, stingy, parsimonious, selfish, niggard, close, mean; Antonyms of NIGGARDLY: generous, liberal, munificent, charitable, bounteous, bountiful, unstinting, openhanded